BW Gottschee/NYC Academy Under 18 defeat Empire Soccer Club
The Academy Under 16 fall 2-0
Gottschee younger teams participated in several Indoor Tournaments
By Sham Samaroo
U-18 Academy
Gottschee Academy teams braved the severe winter weather last weekend to travel to Buffalo where the Under 18 registered a 2-0 shutout of Empire Soccer Club. Despite a solid performance by Gottschee in the first half, it was scoreless until Danny Herrera’s direct kick from 35 yards found the upper corner to give Gottschee a 1-0 lead five minutes to half time. The 2nd half witnessed an exhibition in Gottschee ball – a style of soccer that places a high premium on ball movement and combination play. And 20 minutes into the half, Danny Herrera’s blast rebounded to Greg Davis who calmly put it away for 2-0 shutout.
U-16 Academy
Coming off successive wins, home and away, over the Red Bulls the Under 16 Academy fell to Empire Soccer club in an evenly-matched encounter in Buffalo. Empire scored in the 25th minute off a cross and took the 1-0 lead into the break. Into the second half, a 20 yard blast from Empire in the 60th minute made it 2-0.
U8 Results
B.W. Gottschee U8A took 1st Place in the Hicksville American 1st Indoor Tournament. The team went 4-0 at the tournament playing superb defense will attacking the other teams constantly. 1st game was 5-0 against the Hicksville Americans – goal scorers were Rohan Iyer with 2 goals, Jeremy Saravia, Matthew Krische & Matthew Laya-Vetell all with one goal. 2nd Game was 8-2 Against Lindenhurst Strikers – goal scorers were Daniel Curmi with 3 Goals, Matthew Laya-Vetell & Jeremy Saravia both with 2 goals & Jason Lee with 1. 3rd Game was 5-0 Versus Plainedge Scorpions – Mateuz Osiecki had 3 goals, with Justin Silva & Jason lee scoring one each. 4th Game was 3-0 against Alberston Academy – Jason Lee had a pair of goals and Daniel Curmi the insurance goal.
U6 Results
The youngest Gottschee team of 5 and 6 year olds traveled to Hicksville for the 2010 Robert Cabrera Memorial Indoor Tournament. The team came in second place after a close 1-0 game against East Islip. Gottschee won the rest of the games with ease - Lindenhurst 2-0, Hicksville 6-0 and Syosset 4-1.
Girls U11 Results
The Girls U11 were at the Teaneck Armory this Saturday. A 1-1 tie against World Class Lightning and wins over Parsippany Blue(2-1)and E.T.A. Liverpool(4-1) got them to the semi-finals. There, a much bigger Parsippany Orange was waiting but Gottschee showed their technical edge and won it going away 3-1.
In the finals however, it was the L.I. Rough Riders who edged out Blau Weiss 5-3 in what was an exciting up and down game that could have gone either way. Maia Cabrera did most of the scoring while Diana Paravatos provided a physical presence to the tournament helping the girls earn second place medals.
Weekly Update February 25...
BW Gottschee/NYC Academy and Red Bulls Share Spoils
Indoor tournament wins for the U9 at the CJSL; U14A at Rockland and
the girls U14 at King’s Park
By Sham Samaroo
U-16 Academy
Last Sunday, in a much-anticipated return encounter following Gottschee’s 3-0 shutout of the Red Bulls two weeks ago, the U16 continued their dominance over the Red Bulls with a convincing 2-0 win. In the 12th minute of the first half, Chris Johnson’s direct kick found the lower left corner to give Gottschee a 1-0 lead which they held into the break. In the 2nd half, Aaron Dennis’ direct kick somehow found a hole in the wall and into the back of the net to give Gottschee the insurance goal at the 64th minute mark. Understanding that they were away, Gottschee played a tactically brilliant game continuously frustrating the Red Bulls who found it impossible to breach Gottschee’s impregnable defense.
U-18 Academy
In the first half, Gottschee and the Red Bulls both traded goals in a tightly fought contest. The Red Bulls got on the board with a lovely goal in the 29th minute, but Gottschee’s Greg Davis got the equalizer minutes before the break. The 2nd half continued to be an end to end game but midway through the Red Bulls scored two quick goals in a three-minute span to break the game wide open. The Bulls then crowned an extremely solid 2nd half performance with two more goals for a convincing 5-1 win.
Under 16 A
The Boys Under 16A won the Rockland Indoor at Rockland community college by defeating Bayride Green, Levittown, and Clarkstown all by a 1-0 scoreline, and tying both Lynbrook and Bayside Blue 1-1.
Cosmopolitan (CJSL) Indoor Tournament
Under 9 Results
The Boys U-9A entered the CJSL indoor tournament this past weekend. BW Gottschee finished first in their grouping by defeating Islas Malvinas, SC Gjoa, and Asphalt Green, through some good teamwork and strong defense. In the semi-final round, BWG met Silver Lake and easily polished them off with a 7-1 victory. In the finals, BWG faced-off against SC Gjoa once again. BWG, through some good goaltending by Gjoa and poor end-to-end play by BWG, allowed for an exciting game. Leading 4-3 with 30 seconds left, Gottschee allowed Gjoa to tie the game at 4-4. With 15 seconds left and only enough time for a kick-off, BWG took a shot right from the kick-off which landed in Gjoa’s upper corner. Gottschee took
home the winner’s medal.
The U9B team displayed their improvement playing against the A-division teams at the CJSL indoor tournament this past weekend. The first game against Brooklyn Patriots was very close from start to finish but Gottschee fell short 2-0. Against Silverlake from Staten Island, the team played wonderfully losing 1-0 in the end. And Against Chelsea Piers the score was 1-1 until 4 minutes to the end when Gottschee, pressing for the win, opened up the game and lost 4-1. The team management is proud of the improvements that the team displayed.
King’s Park Indoor Tournament
Girls Under 14 Results
The U14 girls took part in the Kings Park Tournament on February 17 at the AA Athletics Sports center in Brentwood. Playing their hearts out the girls went undefeated in the tournament. In the first game they registered a shutout against Smithtown Xplosion 5-0; Therese Boyle and Christina Caruso scored 2 goals each. In the second game, they defeated Massapequa Explosion 4-0 with 2 goals from Therese Boyle, one from Rachel Spampinato and a beautiful header from Maria Moutopoulos. The third game witnessed another shutout, 3-0, this time against Kings Park Lady Lighting with goals by Kelly Bouzi, Rachel Spampinato and Tori Antonino. The girls met the Center Moriches Little Devils in the final game and ran them out of town 7-1 on goals by Francesca Giglio, Tori Antonino, Therese Boyle, Karen Sarmiento, Christina Caruso and Kelly Bouzi. A special thank you to Karen Sarmiento who stepped in as our back up goalie. She did a great job by not allowing a single goal throughout the three games that she played and Tori Antonino for helping the team out by stepping in as our goalie during our final game.
Girls Under 12 Results
The Girls U12 went 2-2 in the King’s Park Indoor. In the first game they defeated Commack 2-1 before losing to Bayport 4-0 and Bayshore 1-0. In the final game, the girls redeemed themselves by winning the consolation game against Commack 2-1.
Girls Under 10 Results
The Girls U10 participated in the Kings Park Winter Classic, and came in second. The first game was against Smithtown Inferno, and the Girls came from behind to win 3-2. Gottschee won the second game 4-1 against the Commack Thunder, and lost the third 4-1 against Longwood’s Perfect Storm. In the finals they lost to a stronger, faster Longwood team 4-0.
Weekly Update February 13
Blau Weiss Gottschee Soccer - The Audacity of Youth
By Sham Samaroo
The CJSL’s Annual Indoor Tournament remains one constant source of immeasurable success, and that, thanks to its hardworking secretary, Emil Cohill.
And it was to the CJSL’s Under 8 tournament that I went on Valentine’s Day to get my soccer fix. Indeed, there is something inexplicably enthralling, delightfully heartwarming about six and seven-year-olds kicking around a soccer ball. I have the feeling that it’s the innocence, the carefree, egoless exuberance that has something to do with it. But I could be wrong. In any case, I must confess, I thoroughly enjoyed myself watching the promising talent on display.
If ever one wonders how is it that an amateur club like Blau Weiss Gottschee is able to compete with the “big moneyed” organizations, well the answer is quite simple – the club’s unerring commitment to its youth program where talent is identified, encouraged, and given the unfettered freedom to flourish. The last point cannot be emphasized enough. One of the pillars of Gottschee’s continued success over the years is the club’s philosophy at the younger levels. The importance of allowing kids to learn on their own, to self discover as it were. For example, when six-year-old Jack McGlynn sashayed through the opposition and sent a left-footed blast into the back of the net, can a coach really teach such spontaneous creativity at this age? I don’t think so. But he certainly can interfere with it!
The CJSL Indoor Tournament
Boys Under 8 Division A Results
Gottschee fielded two teams in this division. In the qualifying round, Gottschee “A” fell to Islas Malvinas 0-1 before recovering to shutout GJOA 3-0 and Brooklyn Italians 5-0, and earn a place in the semifinals. The Gottschee “B” team failed to make the playoffs despite a 1-0 win over SI Alliance, a tie with Super Soccer Stars, and a 1-3 loss to Brooklyn Patriots.
In the semifinals, Gottschee “A” routed the Brooklyn Patriots 5-3 but fell to Islas Malvinas by a similar score line to take home silver.
Boys Under 8 Division B Results
Here again Gottschee fielded two teams. The Gottschee “C” team defeated Kosmos/NY Greek Americans 1-0 in their opening game. I saw the action in the second game when Gottschee played to a dramatic 1-1 tie with Islas Malvinas. I watched this game in the company of Emil Cohill and we both marveled at the wonderful soccer on display by both teams. And these are six and seven-year–olds mind you! Gottschee “C” made light work of SC Gjoa SABA in their 3rd game defeating them 6-2 to earn a place in the semifinals. In the semis they met and defeated Cosmos 6-4 to await the finalist from the bottom of the draw.
In that draw, a very young Gottschee “D” team played to a 1-1 tie with Brooklyn Italians before falling to Cosmos 0-1 in the 3rd game. Earlier the team earned a walkover from Eleftheria Pancyprian in their opening game. It was enough to get them a berth in the semifinals where they ran out of steam and lost 0-9 to Islas Malvinas.
The finals saw a hard-fought but delightful battle between Gottschee “C” and Islas Malvinas with Gottschee falling at the final hurdle 2-3. The goal scorers for Gottschee were Jack McGlynn and Luke Osiecki.
